Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
NUMBER 20.
9. church who uses tobacco in any

E. church who uses tobacco In any
form.
Your correspondent is glad that the
Colored Brethren are thus following on
to purge themselves from all filthiness
of the flesh. Some of the stranger
churches of the city are employing
earnest and discreet persons to assist in
the visitations of the pastors in hunt
ing up the poor, neglected, and wan
dering ones. Such young lady was
sent to a training school in Chicago,
H., for instruction in that line. She
has returned and is now in the employ
of Union NJ. E. church, as home mis-
sionary in that part of the city.
Such individual contact with tie
people NJ ast do good. The people thus
visited will feel that 'some man car.s
for his SOUL" The person and church.
thus doing, will find some of the pleas
ure the Master had as He went around
among the villages and cities, visiting
the sick, healing their diseases, lifting
their burdens, and giving joy and glad
ness, where only sorrow aud pain had
been before.
For q year past IA Million for Mis-
sions" has been heard all over the land
and in most of the world beside. Mis-
sion stations took up the song and gave
of their means to the amount as gladly
as the means at home.
It looked like a large amount, aud
yet, when We remember that there are
one and two-thirds million of members
in the Methodist Episcopal church, it
ought not to be thought large thing.
The general missionary committee
met in New York City last week and
looked over the work of the past year,
and laid plans for the future. The
books of the treasurer showed that
from November ist, 1856. to October
31st, 1887, there had been received |
81 ,044 1851. There had been paid out |
in the same time 81 ,008. .230 10, leaving |
balance in the treasury $161 ,0l0 20. 1t
was found that there, were drafts out
to $50, ,263. SO which deduct |
ed from balance in treasury, $50 ,S34. .05 |
with which to commence the !
new year. 1t is certainly matter |
over which every lover of Christ's
kingdom should rejoice that such re-
suit has been reached. The committee |
looked over the ground and judged |
that the church should raise for next
, ear S1,l5O. 10000 and 30 assessed the |
general church.
A certain amount of this large sum
has been assessed the st. Louis confef- |
ence. The amount has not yet been |
published west, but it will not vary |
much from So 900. Our Conference |
raised last year s7,745.57. which was
nearly thousand more than the year |
before. believe TrDnton did her full |
share of this amount, and it is hoped |
will again. There must be no stand
still in the great work of spreading the
gospel through the world.
JUDGE EMERSON.
Your correspondent was made glad
when he heard of Judge Emerson's ap-
oointment to the Marshslship of this
District. With great regret we heard
hat the Judge had declined. But Joy
,ame again when we heard that he had
and accepted. An honest
nan in a public Office is q benefaction
o the public. It should create hope in
he heart of any man when the public
s served by man capable, and above
he power of corruption. Judge Emer-
on is known to be such man. Let
ascals be timely warned and honest
nen be at rest.
BUSINESS.
A good degree of business thrift ex-
lists IN the city this fall: Real estate
,ooms; two of the horse street cars have
hanged to the cable motor system
which will be public benefit and no
loubt source of revenue to the COM
,anies. The city is now asking for the
wo National Conventions. Probably
We can give the result in next.
November II, 1887.
Prizes for Votes. II